Re: Using Transifex in git.git

On 06/14/2011 07:57 AM, Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:

Hi Dimitris et al,

[+CC: Git List; for wider exposure]
[+CC: Jonathan Nieder; he has been involved with translations in the past]
[+CC: Junio C Hamano; for authoritative policy advice]

I think it's a good idea to use a system like Transifex to manage
translations for git.git, so that we can attract a large number of
non-technical translators.  Further, I think it's a good time to start
off on this now, since many of the i18n bits from Ævar's series are in
'master'.  So, I'm looking to start off a discussion about how to
adapt a translation system into our current patch workflow.  Dimitris
is the lead developer of Transifex, and can help with the details.

It's always better to start coding on changes and then show how those
changes make life easier for people than to suggest something out of
thin air and start a discussion about it before applying any work.

I for one have no idea what transifex is, how it works or why it's
superior to any of the currently existing tools to manage .po files.
I also have no real interest in translations, although I chip in a
bit with the swedish one when someone else does the grunt part of the
work to make it happen. I believe many here share that sentiment with
me, so you'd probably be better off doing a sales-pitch kind of mail
to the people who have contributed greatly to the actual translations
earlier so they can voice their opinions on what system they want to
use.

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